Loretta Young was the surprise winner of the 1947 Best Actress Oscar for
her performance in "The Farmer's Daughter". It's not much of a
performance in dramatic terms but it's a very likeable one in a very
likeable, if somewhat silly, film. It's a political fairy-tale with the good guys naturally coming out on top, (neither of the two parties is actually named), as well as a romantic comedy with the maid (Young) falling for the master of the house, (Jospeh Cotten), who happens to be a congressman. Twenty minutes in and you can see exactly where the film is going; the only real surprise is just how well it did. If the central theme is much too cloying there is at least a decent supporting cast headed by Ethel Barrymore, (Cotten's overly sweet mother), and Charles Bickford, (the gruff butler with a heart of gold). H C Potter was the director so you knew not to expect too much.Friday 7 June 2019
THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER *
Loretta Young was the surprise winner of the 1947 Best Actress Oscar for
her performance in "The Farmer's Daughter". It's not much of a
performance in dramatic terms but it's a very likeable one in a very
likeable, if somewhat silly, film. It's a political fairy-tale with the good guys naturally coming out on top, (neither of the two parties is actually named), as well as a romantic comedy with the maid (Young) falling for the master of the house, (Jospeh Cotten), who happens to be a congressman. Twenty minutes in and you can see exactly where the film is going; the only real surprise is just how well it did. If the central theme is much too cloying there is at least a decent supporting cast headed by Ethel Barrymore, (Cotten's overly sweet mother), and Charles Bickford, (the gruff butler with a heart of gold). H C Potter was the director so you knew not to expect too much.
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